Qionghai climate
Qionghai is warmest in June, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 17 °C. September is the wettest month (249 mm) and January the driest (29 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Qionghai averages 1,469 mm of rain and 268 days above 25 °C.
China · population 528,238 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month June 31 °C
- Coldest month January 17 °C
- Driest month January 29 mm
- Wettest month September 249 mm
- Least cloud April 59 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 37 °C
- Coldest on record February 9.2 °C
- Warmest sea September 29 °C
What to expectQionghai through the year
Qionghai has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 22 °C in January to 31 °C in June, a swing of 8.9 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 268 days a year reach 25 °C, 105 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. September averages 249 mm against 29 mm in January — 8.7 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Qionghai is warmest in September at 29 °C and coldest in February at 22 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.1 °C | 29 mm | 67 % |
| February | 23.4 °C | 29 mm | 65 % |
| March | 25.9 °C | 44 mm | 62 % |
| April | 28.5 °C | 73 mm | 59 % |
| May | 30.4 °C | 152 mm | 71 % |
| June | 31.1 °C | 148 mm | 81 % |
| July | 31.0 °C | 185 mm | 74 % |
| August | 30.6 °C | 240 mm | 75 % |
| September | 29.6 °C | 249 mm | 71 % |
| October | 27.7 °C | 210 mm | 60 % |
| November | 25.5 °C | 71 mm | 62 % |
| December | 22.7 °C | 40 mm | 68 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.1 °C | 17.4 °C | 19.6 °C | 29.7 °C | 9.6 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 23.4 °C | 18.6 °C | 20.8 °C | 30.3 °C | 9.2 °C | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 25.9 °C | 21.2 °C | 23.2 °C | 32.4 °C | 12.5 °C | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 28.5 °C | 23.8 °C | 25.7 °C | 34.0 °C | 16.7 °C | 28 | 7 | 0 |
| May | 30.4 °C | 25.7 °C | 27.6 °C | 37.2 °C | 20.0 °C | 31 | 18 | 0 |
| June | 31.1 °C | 26.8 °C | 28.6 °C | 36.7 °C | 23.6 °C | 30 | 23 | 0 |
| July | 31.0 °C | 26.5 °C | 28.4 °C | 36.2 °C | 23.1 °C | 31 | 22 | 0 |
| August | 30.6 °C | 26.1 °C | 28.0 °C | 34.9 °C | 23.6 °C | 31 | 21 | 0 |
| September | 29.6 °C | 25.1 °C | 27.0 °C | 33.6 °C | 20.1 °C | 30 | 12 | 0 |
| October | 27.7 °C | 23.4 °C | 25.3 °C | 32.1 °C | 17.1 °C | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 25.5 °C | 21.4 °C | 23.3 °C | 30.2 °C | 14.1 °C | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 22.7 °C | 18.5 °C | 20.4 °C | 27.9 °C | 9.5 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 67 % | 81 % | 18 km/h | 22.6 °C |
| February | 29 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 65 % | 84 % | 18 km/h | 22.2 °C |
| March | 44 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 62 % | 85 % | 20 km/h | 23.2 °C |
| April | 73 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 59 % | 85 % | 20 km/h | 25.3 °C |
| May | 152 mm | 17 | 13 h/day | 71 % | 84 % | 18 km/h | 27.4 °C |
| June | 148 mm | 17 | 13 h/day | 81 % | 83 % | 18 km/h | 28.0 °C |
| July | 185 mm | 18 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 83 % | 18 km/h | 28.0 °C |
| August | 240 mm | 23 | 13 h/day | 75 % | 85 % | 15 km/h | 28.3 °C |
| September | 249 mm | 22 | 12 h/day | 71 % | 86 % | 16 km/h | 28.5 °C |
| October | 210 mm | 16 | 12 h/day | 60 % | 83 % | 19 km/h | 27.4 °C |
| November | 71 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 62 % | 81 % | 20 km/h | 25.8 °C |
| December | 40 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 68 % | 79 % | 20 km/h | 24.2 °C |
How Qionghai compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qionghai | 31 °C | 17 °C | 1,469 mm | 268 |
| Wenchang · China | 31 °C | 17 °C | 1,472 mm | 275 |
| Wanning · China | 30 °C | 18 °C | 1,603 mm | 258 |
| Haikou · China | 31 °C | 17 °C | 1,353 mm | 250 |
| Nada · China | 32 °C | 15 °C | 1,390 mm | 287 |
| Sanya · China | 30 °C | 18 °C | 1,456 mm | 310 |
| Basuo · China | 31 °C | 17 °C | 1,434 mm | 299 |
Where Qionghai ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in April | 47thof 50 | 82/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Qionghai.
QuestionsCommon questions about Qionghai’s climate
When is the best time to visit Qionghai?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, June is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Qionghai get?
In June, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 105 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 17 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Qionghai?
September, averaging 249 mm over 22 days with rain. The driest month is January with 29 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,469 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Qionghai rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.